Who says you can't go home!!!!!

Hi everyone, it's me Flat Stanley checking in for my final post to the EW Flat Stanley Travels Blog. I'm here at the US Post Office in Tyrone, Georgia. I am about to hop into my envelope so I can be shipped back to my creator, Erin Welling, in Tabernacle, New Jersey. Before I go, I had to grab a picture with the nice Post Office worker. It has been nice traveling around, I hope you all have enjoyed my posts. Before I go, I want to say thank you to Erin for letting me go on this travel adventure and letting me stay with my new family in Tyrone, Georgia, The Wilson's. Erin your cousin is a lot of fun to fly with and his two boys Miles and Michael are so much fun too. Amanda says hi and enjoyed helping your cousin and me with all of the food she packed into my travel cooler. Don't tell your cousin, Mick, but I ate some of his Hershey Kisses without him knowing. The Wilson's told me to tell you that they are looking forward to seeing you soon in Myrtle Beach. Well, it has been fun. I am heading home. Hi to all, thanks for staying tuned and remember, "There is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." Albert Einstein.....as for me, Flat Stanley.............. signing off.

Farewell Home Sweet Home

As promised, the unveiling of my home away from home. Flat Stanley here reporting in from my travel cooler home. Like I mentioned in my profile, my home is a travel cooler. This is me in my top compartment. It has been fun flying all over the United States and Canada. I hope you have enjoyed my travels. As I type this, I am making my final preparations to be shipped via the United States Postal Service back to my creator in Tabernacle, New Jersey, Erin Welling. Hi Erin, see you soon....FS

The Wilson's say goodbye to Flat Stanley......

With tears in our eyes, we say goodbye. Flat Stanley has become a part of our family. He has been a great travel companion. Miles, Micheal and Amanda have grown quite fond of having him hang around in our kitchen. As for me, having Flat Stanley accompany me on my many travel adventures has been fun. We have seen many fun and exciting places together and have learned alot about the places we visited. My hope is that you have learned some things about the places we visited too. From the Wilson family to you, may your travel adventures be as much fun as Flat Stanley's and mine.

Hi Erin, and thanks for sharing the story of Flat Stanley with me and allowing me the opportunity to take him to new places to meet new people. I will always remember my time with Flat Stanley. Thanks for trusting me with him and helping you with your class project. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Be safe and be good. Love your Cousin, Mick"ey".

PS: As promised, Flat Stanley's travel companion must be revealed. Thats me, Erin's Cousin, I'm the pilot shown above with my family.

Last day in Tyrone, Georgia

Wow, Flat Stanley here and I'm finishing my travel adventures. I just had an amazing time visiting the town of Tyrone, Georgia. Here I am at the Tyrone city limit sign, can you figure out when the town of Tyrone was established? It is a nice little town about 15 miles south of the big city of Atlanta. Do you know what the capital of Georgia is? Atlanta..thats right. Anyway, I was able to have my picture taken with a Tyrone Police Officer. He even new me. Pretty cool all of the travels that I have made. People know of me all over the world.

Look here, I am at the Tyrone Library. Do you notice anything cool? Its me and the Librarian's holding me and one of my books. And a big thumbs up to the Tyrone EMT's these two guys knew me too. They were glad to take a picture with me. Thanks guys for your service to the community. Overall, my travels with my travel companion have been awesome. I have seen so many new places and met new friends and family. We saw Florida, Canada, New York City, Portland Maine and many other places. I'll be forwarding all of my pictures to Erin so she can show her class. I hope you have enjoyed my blog, talk to you later.... Oooppps....wait a minute you don't know who my travel companion is nor have you seen my cooler home. Check back and see. We will have the last post soon.

Lobster Anyone? Portland, Maine

Hi friends! Flat Stanley reporting in from Portland, Maine. What a great place. The people here are very friendly, the teperature is cold and the scenery is beautiful. I arrived late at night, but got up early and made some picture stops. I hope you like them. Portland is a really nice city. I stayed downtown right near the harbor. I walked to the harbor to see if I could meet a lobster. Guess what, I did. He was huge and cost $9.99 per pound I had my picture taken with him. I was told that the price goes down as the summer months start to arrive. The harbor is beautiful. All of the boats were there. Some had snow on them still. I was also able to meet some really nice people during my stay in Portland. Here I am with my new friends from the visitors center. Look at me, they are holding me in front of a giant map of the state of Maine. Maine is very big, but has a smaller population than most other states. Do you know what the capital of Maine is? It's not Portland, it is Augusta. Well, I hope you like the new place I visited. Stay tuned....my travels are coming to an end and as I promised, I will be traveling around my current home of Tyrone, Georgia to get a few pictures before I make my travel via the USPS back home to my creator Erin Welling. Hi Erin....see you soon...

World Trade Center / Ground Zero

Hi....Flat Stanley at where the World Trade Center once stood. It is only appropriate that we take a few seconds to remember the ones that were lost here on September 11, 2001. It is very apparent the tragedy that occurred, but like President Bush once said, 'We will rebuild." It is amazing at what is being done. The hole in the ground where the towers once stood is enormous, but the construction has begun. New buildings and a memorial are being constructed at a pace of 24 hours a day. A bit of trivia, Do you know who designed the new buildings for the sight? A Georgia Tech Architecture student did...The picture above is of some steps that remained after the towers fell. It was very emotional for me seeing the sight. The outcome of the event has drastically impacted our country as well as the airline industry. My heart goes out to all of the US citizens. Well, must check out Rockefeller center......Hi Erin...

For all you Firemen, FDNY

After we left Time Square, I saw a Fire Station. It was paramount to visit with the fireman. Here I am with one of New York's finest firefighters. I would like to thank the Firemen of the FDNY for there support and service to the city. It is men and women like them that make our country what it is. From here we were headed to Ground Zero.